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The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on March 28. It is reproduced in full below.

10:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

10:45 am Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

11:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

11:15 am Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

11:30 am Seeds of Distrust: the American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry, talk by Melissa Walker, Program Tent.

11:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

12:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

12:30 pm Revolutionary Women, dramatic presentation by Darci Tucker, Program Tent.

1:15 pm Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

1:30 pm 18th century Music - mini concert by RG Absher, Program Tent.

1:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

2:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

2:30 pm Talk by Andrew Waters, author of To the End of the World, Program Tent. Followed by book signing in the Visitor Center.

2:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

3:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

3:15 pm Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

3:30 pm Revolutionary Women, dramatic presentation by Darci Tucker, Program Tent.

4:30 pm Ranger Talk, Program Tent.

5:00 pm Visitor Center closes.

5:30 pm 18th century Music - mini concert by RG Absher, Program Tent.

5:45 pm Lantern walks on the battlefield. Reservations required. (Dress warmly and bring a flashlight.) Walks leave at 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, and 6:45. Meet behind the Visitor Center at your ticketed time.

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023

10:30 am The Sword of the Lord and Gideon, dramatic performance by Robert Ryals,

Program Tent.

11:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

11:15 am Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

11:30 pm 18th century Music - Bafford and Bell: Musick from the Backcountry, Program Tent.

11:45 am Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

12:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

12:30 pm Ranger Talk. Program Tent.

1:15 pm Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

1:30 pm Talk by Bert Dunkerly, author of Eutaw Springs the Final Battle of the American

Revolution’s Southern Campaign, Program Tent.

1:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

2:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

2:15 pm Interactive cannon demonstration for ages 5 - 95, Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

2:30 pm 18th century Music - Bafford and Bell: Musick from the Backcountry. Program Tent.

2:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

3:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

3:30 pm Talk by Bert Dunkerly, author of Women of the Revolution, Program Tent.

5:00 pm Visitor Center and park close.

Both Days

* Park movie on the hour in the Visitor Center.

* All activites are FREE!

* Features authors will be available to sign books in the Visitor Center for an hour following their respective talks.

* For your safty and that of horses, park regulations prohibit visitors from getting within 6 feet of the horses.

Children's Activites

1:30 pm-3:30 pm Saturday

1:30 pm-3:00 pm Sunday

Musket drilling with dummy guns

1:15 pm Saturday 1:15 pm Sunday

2:15 pm Saturday 2:15 pm Sunday

3:15 pm Saturday

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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